The night of May 23, 2022 was an exciting one for me.

I was at my house in Northern Colorado winding down for the day.

My phone buzzed.

I pulled up the alert.

It showed that a large movement of migratory birds was coming my way, and they might just

fly right over my house.

I stepped outside on that cool, calm and cloudy night and turned my ears to this guy.

I could already hear them flying overhead, dozens of swings and stretches.

I rushed inside and turned on my audio recorder.

Before the sun came up the following morning, my microphone captured nearly 1200 nocturnal

flight calls.

Nearly twice as many as I counted on any other night that spring.

And I was ready for it.

I'm Jacob Job, and you're listening to the final episode of a five-part fascination

from Science Quickly on the Nighttime Birds Vailance Network.

Migratory birds are in peril.

For many, that peril comes from one very dangerous, if not so obvious, blue, artificial

light at night.

This light disorients migratory birds, pulling them off course and putting them in harm's

way.

It is thought that artificial light contributes to the depths of millions of birds each

year.

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